What does "xenelasia" mean?

Synonym of xenelasy (“the practice of expelling foreigners in Doric Crete and Lacedaemonia”).

What is a synonym for "xenelasia"?

Common synonyms include: xenelasy.

Pronounced //zɛniː.ləˈsiː.ə//.

//zɛniː.ləˈsiː.ə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

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Synonym of xenelasy (“the practice of expelling foreigners in Doric Crete and Lacedaemonia”). historical, uncountable

Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek ξενηλᾰσῐ́ᾱ (xenēlăsĭ́ā, “expulsion of foreigners”); see further at xenelasy.

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